Soars, Shafer published the artcileStimuli-Responsive Depolymerization of Poly(Phthalaldehyde) Copolymers and Networks, Safety of Pentaerythritol tetra(3-mercaptopropionate), the main research area is stimulus responsive depolymerization polyphthalaldehyde mercapto network.
This article describes a stimuli-responsive crosslinked network based on a poly(phthalaldehyde) (PPA) self-immolating polymer backbone which, upon removal of polymer end-caps, becomes degradable under ambient conditions. Self-immolating polymers (SIPs) are of particular interest due to their ability to undergo controlled depolymerization resulting in the elimination of the polymer structure and potential recovery and reuse of the original monomers. Linear copolymers of phthalaldehyde and unsym. allylated-phthalaldehyde monomers are obtained via anionic polymerization with appreciable incorporation of the allyl-functional monomeric units. This approach enables crosslinking of the otherwise linear polymers via thiol-ene reactions with the allyl functional phthalaldehyde polymers. The polymer network thus formed unzips along the phthalaldehyde backbone to yield monomers and low mol. weight fragments in response to chem. (F-, H+) or phys. (light, sonication) stimuli that remove the stabilizing functional endcaps on the phthalaldehyde polymers. Rheol. is used to demonstrate gelation within 5 s of light exposure of the allylated-phthalaldehyde polymers reacted with pentaerythritol tetrakis(3-mercaptopropionate) and photoinitiator (3 wt%). Triggerable degelation makes this material well suited for photolithog. and additive manufacturing as well as other applications that necessitate polymer network degradation or elimination. Further, a method is described for determining the degelation temperature of a self-immolative crosslinked network.
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